The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-05
WILL SHUT DOWN.
rnE EAsrERN MANUFAcrunERs
or Flint dlass-Au Important Meeting at
Now fork-Whnt was Done-Ths Action
Does not Cause Weakness nmong
tho Western GlassworEsrs.

New foRK, Nov. 4.-Represontatlves Of
all the pressed glassware factories In New
York and tho Now England States and a
committee representing the man ufacturcrs
In tho balance Of the United States held q
secret meeting yesterday at the Asto,
House. Tho conference is Of great i'm.
portance to the 1000 skilled workmon
known as tho Flint Glass Workurs' Union
oil America, 5000 OF whom ara employed
In the eastern district, comprising a Dor.
tion Of Pennsylvania and ali Of Nav Jer.
eey, Now York aud the New England
States. Before tho adjournment OF the
meeting It was decided to shut down every
glaes factory IN tho Eas. at the close Of
the present month. Msssrs. D. O. Ripley.
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, and r. J. N. Beatty, :oi
Steubonvills, O., 90 committee ,enreasnt.
ing tho Western Flint and Limo Glasa
Manufacturers Association, met the man.
u!sciutors Of this district. The trouble
be.x cen the glass Grme and their men
throughout the Went haa been growing
for three months. In submitting tho an.
nual sGale OF prices, tho wozkmen de-.
manded that the gathering boys" be al.
lowed In full for all glass gathered hy
them, irrespective Of the amount ruined
or destroyed by the pressers or finishers,
or for what damaged ware came through
tho bars. y. lss.t5s,gg. n. N 80
Tbemsnuiacturers refused this demand
and syowed their determination to hold
tho gatherers responsible for their share
OF tho work. Under the rules OF tho Apso.
citation H.rlke can be proclaimed only on
thirty days notice, and finding the manu-.
faCsurers firm, the Western Glass Workers
gave notice OF strike. Factories in the
Eautern States arc not affected BY this
trouble, their scale being adjusted on an.
other basis. With the factories through.
out the East running, however, a strike In
the balance of tho country micht hp p,o.
ionased lndeanitaly, the worklnen here
being In posstion to contribute large
sums to tho support OF their fellow craitG.
men. II, however, the Eastern manuiac.
turera could be induced to close their fac.
tories when the strike was inaugurated in
tho Weat, the New York workmen would
beunable to asaist and the Union would
hs crippled throughout the cauatry. 70
urge the shut down OF Philadelphia,
Brooklyn and Boston factories. Messrs
Ripley and Beatty csms to New York and
succeeded as stated above. II was more
readily agreed to by the Esutern firms
from the fact, as alleged, that there srs
differences existing between EMPLOYERS
and their men in nearly all tho elsss fac.
torieg here, The contest will take an
added interest from the fact that the war
OF determination is to be wsged against
one Of the strongest organisations Of
ek!lled labor In ths country. The glass.
ware trade ia in good condition, with good
stocks on hand, and manufacturers aay
they eau maintain strike with esss all
winter, In fact it will bs beneficial to
the trado. - 80 II
4 dispatch IRON, Pittsburgh says: The
action taken by the Eastern flint glass
manufacturers, by which they agreo to
shut down oil their factories and thereby
prevent their employees rendering finsn-
cisl aid tq the wgrkmsn in this district,
has csuseQ no perceptiele Hsskpeas on
the part OF the members OF the Weetein
Flint. Glsss :Workere'. Association. AZ
each day passes and brings the o5th dsy
Of this month nearer the time when the
ntriko will be, the indications become
stronger ths. tie contest will he yasoa
mcst dsterminedly by each eide. The
manufacturers do not seem to be- inclined
to concsGs the point at isaus and thus
avert 8 strike. On the other hand the
workmen are juat as determined and
hare already taken the military to prose.
cute the strike il possible, 10 successful
concluBioR. r4H I'll